1982Final results
1982 election for Utah House District 40
Utah House of Representatives · Utah
M. James McFarlane (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating C. D. Buttgereit (R) by 6.5 points.
M. James McFarlaneDemocrat · winner
53.3%3,143
C. D. ButtgereitRepublican
46.7%2,759
5,902 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET